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  1. Re:No, it's not. by edflyerssn007 · · Score: 1 · on Internet2 Gets a New Backbone

    http://www.optimumonline.com/index.jhtml?pageType= boost_landing 30mbps cable to the house not bad, around 60 - 80 bucks a month, but decently fast, and the network isn't super saturated, but it is on Long Island, just outside of NYC

  2. Re:Better? No. by ilyaaohell · · Score: 1 · on Microsoft Wants P2P Avalanche to Crush BitTorrent

    Optimum Online

  3. Re:Read the fine print by game+kid · · Score: 2, Informative · on Verizon and Microsoft Partner for IPTV
    You can pay for Microsoft products, or you can not use a computer.

    I see...so you can not run Linux on said computer either?

    Or MenuetOS?

    I mean, I'm sure there must be some other choice for an x86 right? Or television with Internet access for that matter...

  4. Re:Read the fine print by game+kid · · Score: 1 · on Verizon and Microsoft Partner for IPTV

    I'd take spying with 4 channels and teh 'net over receiving only 1 channel (and maybe 'net access) at the same time from a pricey cable company.

    Unlike Microsoft, you often really DON'T have a choice in cable (TV or Internet). Especially here in the Bronx where we must have Cablevision's Optimum or else.

    I laugh at their $49.95/mo deal ($29.95 first six) for cable 'net, on top of cable costs. Glad we have Verizon here for that.

  5. That's a promotional rate... by PornMaster · · Score: 1 · on Comcast Begins Rollout of VoIP

    It's only $29.95 for the first 6 months.

    After that, depending on what other Cablevision services you have, it's either $44.95 or $49.95 per month

    It's still "wicked fast", but I wanted to make sure people had the straight dope.

  6. Re:Damn Our Infrastructure by DAVEO · · Score: 1 · on Want 12Mbits/sec for $21? Move to Japan.
    Also, why does the entire U.S. have to be wired? For now just wire L.A., S.F, N.Y., D.C., Chicago and a few other metropolitian ares. It seems like those areas are concentrated enough that money can be made.

    Very true. I've been with Optimum Online, which is available in the NY metro area for about five years now, and I get speeds of 4.5 mbps. I've had some service issues with them, as one time around 99 or 00 they were phasing out the old modems, but didn't inform us, and despite six visits from their tech staff, none were able to diagnose the problem, and so we were without service the majority of each days for a month, and forced to pay $150 to upgrade to their new modem, but since then, the service has been near flawlessly reliable. It started out at $29.99 a month for subscribers to their cable service ($10 higher for non-subscribers), but they are now raising it to $45. I do hear some people have their service capped lower than this, but it works quite well for me.

  7. i am the farthest ahead! by BigBir3d · · Score: 1, Offtopic · on Sony Introduces Passage

    my cable modem was free! no monthly rental fee! free lifetime replacement if it breaks! regularly achieve 500-600 KB/s (i live in CT, USA)! no limits on amount downloaded per month (aside from capability of hardware)! has gone down only once in past 3 months (all cable service was down for a few hrs)!

    w00t w00t!!

    Cablevision's Optimum Online.